jfkhan

Hi Guys;

My stock tire size is 205/55/16 and was woundering if I wanna increase the width of the tire without changing the rims what plus size would be good??

Some web site has recomended 205/50/17 is this correct???

Also, What are the pros and cons in doing this kind of swap.

Any info is welcome.

I know for sure that there will some kind of drop in height not sure how much though??

Thankx
JFK

jameswbl

you can fit 215/60/16 for stock height no rubbing...on stock rims

if you are staying with 16 rims...205/50/17 wont work...presuming you wanna stick with 16 inch

you can try 215/50 or 225/45/6

jfkhan

May be I am not understanding the numbers correctly of the 205/55/16 the number 16 represents the rim size right?? and 205 outside dia and 55 inside dia on whihc the rim sits ???


AM I correct????

jfkhan

and Yes I want to use my 16 OE rims

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

The first number, 205 for example is the tread width, you can go up to 225 or so on those. That's just how much tread is on the tire. That is what I believe you are asking about width wise. The middle number 55 for example is the thickness of the tire. And the 16 is the Rim size

Alperovich

/\ what he said! the width is the 205# not the 55#. i would also say, 225's would look the best. I've had 225/55's on my legend and the rims are almost the same width (if not the same) and they look perfect, and i think they would be the same on a CL.

klepto

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Cocoa

iTrader: (2)

Thank you Klepto. I was going to shim in exactly what was said on the above post. A lot of people make the mistake of thinking the the sidewall (55,60,65,etc) is the measurement of the sidewall in mm, when in fact it's a percentage of the width of the tire.

Anyways, I wouldn't go with a 60 sidewall, too much roll over during hard cornering. Also, a tire should not overlap the rim itself. For example, a rim that should carry a 205 tire on it (based on rim width), should not have a 225 tire fitted on it. Although you can do this, you end up with less thread to the ground when compared to the 205. On top of this, you decrease the overall handling performance of the car since the sidewalls aren't flat anymore, and will look more like this ->> / or \. When that happens, you decrease the speeds at which you can take turns. This is all track related, and you will NOT feel a difference when driving on the roads at normal speeds. I'm just throwing this at you because it's the proper way to go about choosing tires sizes with rim sizes.

Streched tires or overlapped tires = overall decrease of handling during track purposes.

My question is, what are you trying to do? Just want the look? Want more traction?

jfkhan

I would like more traction, not so much on the look. Well I dont do any track but I do drive a little bit on the harder side and do take the truns pretty sharp. I juts dont want the tires to pop off the rims when taking a sharp turn thats all. If it can hold street sharp turns then I am good.

Thankx for your feedbacks guys....

JFK

Sleep_DEPRIVED_Sleeper

You can go with 215/50/16 slammed no problem. That's what i had on my car and my car was ~2" off the ground.





The tires overlapped a little bit but I never have problem on the street, diff on the track though...

3zeroCL

Can I put 235/40/18 tires on my wheels with my Neuspeed Sportline 1.75f/1.5r drop with no rubbing issues? Or should I just stick with what I know.. 225/40/18?

Thanks!